Articles

  • SMS answers from Ben Fry
    Design News • 9 Mar 11
    Ben Fry employs design to help make complex data more understandable and accessible. He answers SMS questions sent during Design Indaba. >
  • Wall parrot
    Design News • 9 Mar 11
    British design studio Airside's Parrot could look funky against your wall. >
  • SMS answers from Charlie Todd
    Design News • 9 Mar 11
    Improvisation maestro Charlie Todd, best known for causing scenes of joy and chaos, answers SMS questions sent to him during Design Indaba. >
  • Torch bearers
    Design News • 9 Mar 11
    BarberOsgerby have been appointed to design the London 2012 Olympic Torch. >
  • SMS answers from Daddy's World
    Design News • 8 Mar 11
    Cape Town-based creative entrepreneurs Jody Aufrichtig and Nick Ferguson answer the SMS questions sent during Design Indaba Conference. >
  • Cardboard creations
    Design News • 8 Mar 11
    Michael Hansmeyer’s Subdivided Columns may be the most intricate object ever fashioned out of cardboard. >
  • Where did we park?
    Design News • 8 Mar 11
    Paula Scher’s latest project helps to manage the incredible frustration often experienced when you can’t remember where your car is parked. >
  • SMS answer from Michael Wolff
    Design News • 8 Mar 11
    Design and branding stalwart Michael Wolff answers a SMS question about his creative process, sent to the Design Indaba Conference line. >
  • SMS answers from Kiran Bir Sethi
    Design News • 7 Mar 11
    Designer, teacher and education reformer Kiran Bir Sethi answers the SMS questions addressed to her during Design Indaba Conference 2011. >
  • Carpet creations
    Design News • 7 Mar 11
    The Campana Brothers and Eklund Sisters have worked together on a colourful exhibit, aimed at promoting dialogue. >
  • Complementing metaphors
    Design News • 7 Mar 11
    Ruan Hoffmann’s solo exhibition in Cape Town features a selection of works, all made in paper clay. >
  • Twinkle twinkle at Milan2011
    Design News • 6 Mar 11
    Tokujin Yoshioka’s Twilight and Moon designs emphasise the unique beauty of light. >
  • Re-figuration
    Design News • 6 Mar 11
    A Turkish visual artist challenges conventional notions of beauty and body ornaments with her “face-distorting” jewellery. >
  • Printed fashion
    Design News • 5 Mar 11
    Welcome to the future with 3D printed couture that effectively, and fashionably, utilises rapid prototyping. >
  • Opposing meanings
    Design News • 4 Mar 11
    The clever folks at Pentagram in New York sent an ingenious little book that challenges you to a word game, but not just any word game. >
  • Noted
    Design News • 4 Mar 11
    The NoteSlate proposes an electronic alternative to paper. >
  • One wheel
    Design News • 4 Mar 11
    The Solowheel is small, convenient, eco-friendly, compact and fun - without reinventing the wheel. >
  • Photo: ECAL.
    Light for the night
    Design News • 3 Mar 11
    Like sand through the hourglass, this clever night light will help you gently fall asleep... >
  • Toys from trash
    Design News • 2 Mar 11
    A US soldier in Afghanistan is using creativity and recycled materials to bring joy to the children in this war-torn area. >
  • Ode to cycling
    Design News • 2 Mar 11
    The Danube Bicycle is a kinetic sculpture that recognises the importance of cycling as a form of urban transport. >
  • Indigo assertions
    Design News • 1 Mar 11
    A South African artist is the youngest ever to hold a solo exhibition at the National Arts Club in New York. >
  • Photo: Susie Rea.
    Through the window
    Design News • 1 Mar 11
    Studio Xag’s dazzling window installation for a fashion boutique takes its cue from original Vegas signage. >
  • Up-rooted
    Design News • 28 Feb 11
    In a new exhibition, local artist Neill Wright looks to the predatory culture that has emerged in South Africa. >
  • Awesome accessories
    Design News • 28 Feb 11
    Natural, original and beautiful. Tjerrie's range of gorgeous and glam accessories will have you coming back for more. >
  • Pottering around
    Design News • 28 Feb 11
    Design Indaba Expo exhibitor, the Potter's Workshop recently collaborated with Swedish firm studio Glimpt. >
  • Fired up
    Design News • 27 Feb 11
    Firepetals highlights the delights of handmade jewellery at Design Indaba Expo 2011. >
  • Rural inspiration
    Design News • 27 Feb 11
    Chic Revolution's vintage-inspired décor accessories take their cue from farm life. >
  • Ancient celebration
    Design News • 27 Feb 11
    Diane Harper's ceramic creations celebrate a unique African heritage. >
  • Game on
    Design News • 27 Feb 11
    African Gameskin's FSP Collection is an adventurous range of handbags, where wildlife meets contemporary chic. >
  • Wall flowers
    Design News • 27 Feb 11
    Hennie Meyer and Clementina van der Walt’s wall of flower vases are certainly not wall flowers like we know it. >

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